Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
स याति नरकं घोरं यावदाचन्द्रतारकम् । ब्रह्मस्वहरणं राजन्निहामुत्र च दुःखदम् ॥ १०६ ॥
sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ yāvadācandratārakam | brahmasvaharaṇaṃ rājannihāmutra ca duḥkhadam || 106 ||
ഹേ രാജാവേ, ചന്ദ്രനും നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്ര കാലം അവൻ ഭയങ്കര നരകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ സ്വത്ത് അപഹരിക്കൽ ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും ദുഃഖം നൽകുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing the King within the narrative context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It underscores that violating dharma by stealing a brāhmaṇa’s wealth is a grave karmic offense, producing prolonged naraka-experience and suffering across both worldly life and the afterlife.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense is inseparable from dharma; devotion to the Lord is protected by ethical conduct, and this verse warns that adharma like brahma-sva-haraṇa obstructs spiritual progress and inner purity.
Dharmic application of śāstra: it reflects smṛti-style legal-ethical reasoning (daṇḍa and karmaphala) rather than a technical Vedāṅga lesson, emphasizing how scriptural norms guide conduct.